Which to use
“gravierend” and “gravierende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,607
- “gravierend” frequency rank
- #21,998
- “gravierende” frequency rank
- 51605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gravierend | gravierende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schwerwiegend, bedeutend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gravierend |
Where the eye mixes gravierend and gravierende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. gravierend runs 10 letters (CCVCVVCVCC) against gravierende's 11 (CCVCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gravierend vs gravierende
A purely visual mix-up. gravierend ([ɡʁaˈviːʁənt]) and gravierende ([ɡʁaˈviːʁəndə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gravierend” sits inside “gravierende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gravierend is recorded at frequency rank #29,607, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁaˈviːʁənt]. gravierende is at rank #21,998, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁaˈviːʁəndə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 51605, this pair ranks #1,129,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gravierend vs gravierende
Shared letters: adeginrv. Private to "gravierend": -. Private to "gravierende": -.
"gravierend" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCVCC · "gravierende" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gravierend ← garvierend · ggravierend · graiverend · graveirend · gravieernd · gravieredn · gravierendd · gravierennd
- gravierende ← garvierende · ggravierende · graiverende · graveirende · gravieernde · gravieredne · gravierendde · gravierened
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gravierend" for "gravierende" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gravierend" vs "gravierende" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gravierend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gravierende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,129,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gravierend" and "gravierende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gravierend vs gravierender". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,129,084 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.